History of Utlia

Utlia is an island in the eastern archipelago

Pre-Unification era

City-state era

Earliest known settlement of Utlia comes from the Western Forests, now the Utlian Capital Territory, in these forests the first city-state was formed, Tela it prospers as Utlias first true civilization. Not long after, 2 more were formed nearby, the Dirn and Lesyhan, these three were all created sometime in 2750 TT. These three were the most important on the island but many smaller, less powerful ones sprouted in the north and south, including Kelna and Unlaunen

Twin Kingdoms and Unification

The Kelna and Unlaunen city states quickly outgrew the status, annexing and conquering large amounts of territory. The northern group became the Eutan Kingdom and the southerners became the Frish Kingdom.

Azztanism

On 2-12 1800 TT Vyren Kiyrn met with the crab deity Azzta in the Maaryn, where he wrote the book Azztanism, which became the basis of the religion of the same name. Upon his return from the Frish Expeditions Azztanism became the majority religion in the Frish Kingdom. Between 1800 TT and 1730 TT the religion had become the primary religious status in the Eutan Kingdom as well, with the first Azztanist monarch being Leirtet Uyst, who converted from Wycalt sometime in 1735. The previous primary religion of the Eutan Kingdom, Wycalt was not outlawed but instead absorbed into the Eutan Azz'marin, with previous high ranking Wycalt ritualists being given positions of Cuspmen in exchange for conversion.

Unification

The two kingdoms eventually annexed all but the three original western city-states, protected by Tela as part of the Tin-pact . The two kingdoms had a friendly relationship due to common enemies and adherence to the same religion. On 4-7 1102 TT Wynlid Liamia and Shaen eien, the kings of the Eutan Kingdom and the Frish Kingdom respectively, met at a site near the Balmor river and signed a declaration of unification, merging the two into one kingdom, known as Utlia.

Unification era

Azztan Annexations

Not long after the unification was finalized, Wynlid Liamia began the Azztan Annexations, a holy invasion of the three Tin-pact city states and a genocide on its people. The annexations led to the extinction of both the Tela people and the Tela faith on Utlia. Following an Utlian victory, the capital of the unified kingdom was officially declared as Tinntean, a recently destroyed town south of the Tela capital. The town was renamed Tinlea-Ut and work was started on building into a city for Utlians. After the island was fully under his control, Wynlid signed a decree that set internal boundaries in Utlia. These became the Provinces of Utlia. After this decree Wynlid led a peaceful rule until his death in 1060 TT.

Liamia dynasty

Lofse and Merriyem

After the death of Wynlid, his oldest son Lofse took over as Utyr. The rule of Lofse is known mostly for his revival of Frish laws against the Merriyem minority people group. During Wynlid's time as Utyr he had been approached multiple times by Frish scholars who suggested he ban Merriyem from leaving Mersen and the surrounding area. Wynlid ignored these suggestions and allowed the Merriyem to live with generally the same freedoms as any Utlian. At the start of Lofse's rule he employed a Frish race scientist in Unlaunen-Ut who informed him that the Merriyem were dangerous and he could not allow them in Tinlea. This led to his banishing of them in the capital on 1-5 1058 TT. On 10-5 he expanded the ban to all cities in Unified Utlia, relegating the people to the north shores and Mersen.

Shym and plague

Lofse died in 1000 TT during a hunting trip where he was mauled by an Urla. Records involving Lofse are spotty due to his insistence on his memory over traditional methods of information tracking. It is known his daughter Shym was born sometime between 1020 and 1030 TT. Shym took power as Utyr in 1000 TT following his hunting accident, she was the first female to hold the title of Utyr. While not much changed under her, Shym was one of the most popular Utyr during the first Liamia dynasty, a cult of personality forming around the woman. Utlia under Shym saw a major outbreak of Telan Lung Disease, an infectious virus that gave soldiers returning from the Azztan Annexations black rashes that slowly melted through the skin, along with blackened lungs that gave the disease its name. While initially contained after the annexations, an outbreak in northern Utlia city Balmor-Ut in 995 TT led to the city being widely quarantined and shut off from the rest of the island. In 990 TT Shym visited a hospital in the city and was warned by doctors that she should not approach or make contact with any of the patients. During the royal visit Shym broke the no contact rule twice, when she returned to Tinlea she was diagnosed with Telan Lung disease and died the same year.

Republic and calming

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